Gum arabic

Gum arabic (CAS 9000-01-5), also traded as gum acacia and E414, is a natural exudate harvested from Acacia trees and refined for food, pharmaceutical, and industrial markets.

Where is Gum arabic used?

• Food and beverage: encapsulating flavors and stabilizing emulsions in soft drinks, confectionery coatings, and powdered flavor systems
• Pharmaceutical: binder and suspending agent in tablet formulations and oral suspensions
• Personal care: film-former in setting sprays, serums, and hair fixatives
• Printing and lithography: plate-surface protector and desensitizing agent in offset printing

Good to know: Consistent viscosity and compatibility with active ingredients are critical in pharmaceutical applications.

Commercial specifications

• Spray-dried grades in varying mesh sizes for encapsulation, tableting, or direct dispersion